Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Bhutan
23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Costa Rica
24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Bhutan rank
207th
Costa Rica rank
206th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Bhutan, a difference of 0.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bhutan ranks 207th and Costa Rica ranks 206th of 210 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 49.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 25.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 59.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 35.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 25.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 1.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 0.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Bhutan ranks 207th and Costa Rica ranks 206th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.